§ 24. Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he is taking to control the sale of offensive knives and imitation guns. [19007]
§ Mr. MacleanAn amendment dealing with the sale of knives and other items was accepted during Committee stage of the Offensive Weapons Bill on Wednesday 6 March. The effect of the amendment is to make it an offence to sell to someone under the age of 16 any knife, knife blade—or razor blade—any axe or any other article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed and which is made or adapted to cause injury to another person.
Any imitation firearm which can be readily converted to fire live ammunition is subject to stringent licensing control. Licensing the sale of possession of other imitation firearms would be neither feasible nor effective in combating misuse.